wedge-capped capuchin
weeper capuchin latin
cebus olivaceus latin

Cooperative breeding, where one individual cares for the offspring of another, occurs in several species, including wedge-capped capuchin monkeys.

The wedge-capped capuchin, weeper capuchin, or Ka'Apor capuchin (Cebus olivaceus) is a capuchin monkey from South America.

Researchers studying a group of wedge-capped capuchin monkeys that live in tropical forests of central Venezuela have discovered that the monkeys protect themselves against the annual merciless onslaught of mosquitoes exactly as humans do: by rubbing themselves with mosquito repellent.

Formerly considered a subspecies of the weeper capuchin (Cebus olivaceus), it was recently elevated to species status.

This group also includes the white-fronted capuchin, the weeper capuchin and the Kaapori capuchin.

The weeper capuchin is found over much of Venezuela and over The Guianas, as well as part of northern Brazil.

The wedge-capped capuchin, weeper capuchin, or Ka'Apor capuchin (Cebus olivaceus) is a capuchin monkey from South America.

It is a member of the C. capucinus species group within the genus Cebus, a group that also includes the white-fronted capuchin, the weeper capuchin and the Kaapori capuchin.

Formerly considered a subspecies of the weeper capuchin (Cebus olivaceus), it was recently elevated to species status.

Cebus nigrivittatus was subsequently renamed Cebus olivaceus.

The wedge-capped capuchin, weeper capuchin, or Ka'Apor capuchin (Cebus olivaceus) is a capuchin monkey from South America.